Against Quote by Benjamin Harrison

The mentality of the Russian demands a lord, a czar, a president.

— Valentina Matviyenko

“[T]he Constitution was built for deliberation, not for speed. The Founding Fathers sought to create a system of checks and balances that prevents any…

— David E. Bernstein

There has been growing quite a strain of irritating feeling between our government and the Russians and it seems to me that it is…

— Henry L. Stimson

I am not one of these people that believes that Russia is doomed, or somehow, you know, inevitably disposed to act according to its…

— Daniel Fried

We must engage in a whole-of-government approach to combat Russian active measures.

— Richard Burr

The unspoken contract between ruler and subject is that in return for safety, prosperity, and prestige, the Russians entrust power and cede democratic freedoms…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Judged by every standard which history has applied to Governments, the Soviet Government of Russia is one of the worst tyrannies that has ever…

— Winston Churchill

The Russian empire under czars and commissars has been hard to deal with for other countries.

— Henry A. Kissinger

More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because…

— Garry Kasparov

Putin's treatment of Chechnya became a cautionary tale of what would happen to rebels and terrorists - and indeed to entire groups of people…

— Fiona Hill

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

The main thing that I've learned since writing 'Red Notice' is not so much about Russia but about how many very legitimate people in…

— Bill Browder